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EU beefs up electronic waste recyclinghttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/jan/24/eu-electronic-waste-recycling
But Computer Aid warns EU decision on WEEE directive ignores environmental benefits of refurbishing 'e-waste'<p>The European Parliament has been criticised for waving through revised rules on the disposal of electronic equipment without including any provision to promote the reuse of old equipment.</p><p>As a result of last week's vote, member states will have to increase their collection of e-waste beyond the current flat-rate target of 4kg per person per year, so that by 2016 they will instead have to collect 45 tonnes for every 100 tonnes of electronic goods put on sale three years previously.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/jan/24/eu-electronic-waste-recycling">Continue reading...</a>RecyclingWasteEnvironmentGreenhouse gas emissionsComputingTechnologyEuropeWorld newsTue, 24 Jan 2012 10:30:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/jan/24/eu-electronic-waste-recyclingKristian Buus/GreenpeaceEuropean eletronic waste arrives illegally in Nigeria; the EU WEEE directive is designed to increase the collection of such waste. Photograph: Kristian Buus/GreenpeaceKristian Buus/GreenpeaceEuropean e-waste arrives illegally in Nigeria to be sold as second<a href="http://www.businessgreen.com">BusinessGreen</a>, part of the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/network" title="Guardian Environment Network">Guardian Environment Network</a>2012-01-24T10:30:00ZCloud computing can cut carbon emissions by half, report findshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/nov/07/cloud-computing-cut-carbon-emissions
Large companies in UK and France could cut their emissions 50% by 2020, Carbon Disclosure Project report says<p>Blue-chip companies could reduce their carbon emissions by 50% if they migrate their data storage operations to the cloud, a new study says. </p><p>The <a href="https://www.cdproject.net/en-US/WhatWeDo/Pages/Cloud-Computing.aspx">study conducted by the Carbon Disclosure Project</a> in London focussed on large IT companies in France and the UK and found that they could achieve large cost savings and carbon reductions by 2020 if they moved their IT systems to shared data networks.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/nov/07/cloud-computing-cut-carbon-emissions">Continue reading...</a>Greenhouse gas emissionsBusinessTechnologyCloud computingComputingEnvironmentMon, 07 Nov 2011 11:51:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/nov/07/cloud-computing-cut-carbon-emissionsMarcio Jose Sanchez/APSteve Jobs, Apple's CEO, shows an image of the new storage centre for iCloud at the Worldwide Developers Conference. Photograph: Marcio Jose Sanchez/APAlamyData centres present significant oppotunities for sustainability but are increasingly situated in areas prone to the effects of climate change. Photograph: AlamyClaire Davenport for <a href="http://www.euractiv.com/en/climate-environment">EurActiv</a>, part of the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/network" title="Guardian Environment Network">Guardian Environment Network</a>2011-11-07T11:51:00ZSoftware developers urged to help out with climate modelshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/sep/01/climate-scientists-software
Computer scientist urges software developers to help climate scientists produce better modelling tools. From <a href="http://www.businessgreen.com">BusinessGreen</a>, part of the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/series/guardian-environment-network">Guardian Environment Network</a><p>A study by a computer scientist at the University of Toronto suggests that the computer models used to predict climate change may be undermined due to a lack of programming expertise.</p><p>Steve Easterbrook at the University's Department of Computer Science, has had his paper, Climate Change: A Grand Software Challenge, accepted by the 2010 FSE/SDP Workshop on the Future of Software Engineering Research. In the paper, he suggests that because many climate prediction software modelling tools are built by climate scientists rather than software engineers some of the resulting software has room for improvement.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/sep/01/climate-scientists-software">Continue reading...</a>EnvironmentClimate changeClimate changeProgrammingTechnologyComputingWed, 01 Sep 2010 12:08:06 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/sep/01/climate-scientists-softwareDanny Bradbury for <a href="http://www.businessgreen.com">BusinessGreen</a>, part of the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/series/guardian-environment-network">Guardian Environment Network</a>2010-09-01T12:08:06Z